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small hook with a feather on 1t. Quick as tho
salmon is. and sudden In his turninss and
WRITINGS and leanings In his man1uvrIng to
break the hold Of the anglers hook. the mus
knllongei is much quicker. OF superior strength,
he can pull so much harder and leap 30 much
higher than the salmon that an eight-pound
muskallonge will give the angler a longer,
harder. and more e.hausting fight than will
long experience with both OF these game fishes
H. yoISe. ever ashed for salmon you
Restrouce or the saguenay can nut angler tS
guide, and boat through In the course 81 an
average struggle. and so you can imagine
pable Of when he feels the hook and starts on
ut locomotive speed down tho st. Lawrence.
the Simply pEs
IS member Of the pike family, Of course, but
and an ordinary Pile Is strongly marked. The
ss Ct shd fHGf Y a ss
to the other. The puskallonge is marked with
on the sides. which are covered with black dots.
wsf e n s.
not project e. sl }a S,, ss shs pkss or RcEefsls
tssthI Wh i; Thsyreiiko knife I blades SGT
he ss ons Hse Sas sa
on the contrary. has been known to grow to
The length, & seven feet snd te attain
Is si, that: though out In TIE lakes %
Mississippi tho larger ones arc not uncommon.
rarity z the S. Iswrsnss. and SsSe Eill cd
eeeded in landing one that weighed forty.two
RoIadss; and y was the largest one heard Of
Besides the differences between the pike and
I'm gTsS.SYT dlsfense II their ssh. That q
never notice muddy taste. or the taint Of 1 ex.
Ts an
e. far away from surface water as il Gan posi-.
bottom Of the lake or liver In that locality For
ada has the finest muskailonse on the eonti-
nent.there Is none on any other continent.
Rice Lake f. natural SPRING and the foad o.
cratic and exclusive fishing clubs in ali Canada
@asfaonss IS the doth of the pike
family and his immense size. great strength,
sss a %Sen Socfsa ene @ II With
He Is built for swlftness and for offensive war;
other fresh water fsh that swims but is the
natural enemy Of all. being fierce and daunt-
iess msrsSds He is psnther in
shore, and in places where instinct tells him
to and o He feeds lis
S|Sass n III sT ais hi isss4ss
lurking place OF the muskallonge Is In narrow
channels connecting wider portions Of river
within the confines Of such channel the
muskallonge has them at great disadvsntage.
se s s pre eaS %. ssse
When there lying. in wait this panther
Of the deep is as motionless as q rock. There
almost imperceptible and cautious working Of
the gill coverings. or perhaps the gentle move
ah tarS1 Ssan
ioe BY the side Of which he may be lying. But
passes within range, the motionless object
ss aaa a% lat E sas the s sssa Of ssSe%
sss5 ssa sExiss5as are ss best meth
fsf yoa oR ol thu that still
Ing the season II he has good luck; It is illegal
to either spear or net the musk allonge but the
aw is hsy tss sSy might be
the mpskalongc is It's own protector against
both spear and not. It's cunning and
far those Who occasionally Bring these
the, fish may DO lnred to a darkened hole IN tho
Of tn in tho water Their Curiosity il s too
great for their prudence, and as thoy are In
man impnies them with his Sig, Which is held
IN tho water by the side of the glitterng lure.
But in the summer time the man who succeeds
that Won 1t for him.
had 1t, from tho lips OF a. we'll known muskal-
longo fisherman In Canada, and n man to be
IN whebe
nscm a NTH o al s ss Of %nSs6s to
determined to draw u net through tho pool.
The not was drawn time aud time again. but not
fish was caught. One OF the fishermen nnally
end tans Rod one Of tho baoys Of the net
close, 10 tbs, water and shading his eyes, 40 he
muscallorge lying ahead Of the net. close to
the bottom, each one with his head toward the
his sharp nose deep into the sand Lar and made
passage under the net along the bottom. The
Fishermen made up their minds that those
they gave up the attempt
:" IN trolling for muskellonge three hooks are
inches apart. Areel that will hold easily 400
feet OF strong line is necessary. Bright spoon
hooks, tppod with red or other gaudy feathers,
have always found tho most Killing, whiic
others prefer minnow. Not more than
seventy feet of line 10 necessary to troll with
as the, mqseallonEo is not timorous fish.
and will take, troll much nearer the boat than
bass could be induced to tako IL The rod
used ls, m ordinary, bass rod ten or twelve feet
long. Timber and elastic. The bont must be
rowed sharply and the speed increased when
the fish is h0oked, Whom muscallonge
apt. to think that his hook has ' Caught E in
loE , but he ,0 wont be left long with
tho hook. out Of tho water he will come
straight W. into tho air sometimes eight feet,
sky and the water, no shakes his enormous
head until you hear the spoon rattle again
OF his jaw before he strikes the water again,
you can make up your mind that II will DO your
boat II that tish Isn't lying IN the bottom Of
your boat In due courss Of time. It won't DO
you allow Il 70 hAyO, much elack. Muoh as,